Our leadership

Michael Q. SimondsPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Unum US

As President and Chief Executive Officer for Unum US, Mike Simonds is responsible for Unum Group's largest business unit. Unum is one of the world's leading providers of workplace financial protection benefits.

Simonds was named president and CEO of Unum US in July 2013. Since beginning his career with Unum in 1994, Simonds has worked in leadership roles including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer for Unum US. During the five years before he was named CEO, Simonds played a pivotal part in leading the company's work to strategically align sales, service, enrollment and underwriting functions towards a more consumer-centric benefits model.

After earning bachelor's degrees in economics and anthropology summa cum laude from Bowdoin College, Simonds began his career with Unum. He worked in management positions in finance, marketing and sales before leaving the company to earn his master's in business administration from Harvard Business School. He then advised a range of financial institutions as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, before returning to Unum in 2004.

Simonds lives in Falmouth, Maine, with his wife, Ruby, and their four boys. He is active in youth athletics and sits on the board of the United Way of Greater Portland.